This weekend's #abcprinting challenge included R is for Rainbow. I used Dylusions Shimmer Paints to print the rainbow. I paired it with the Spellbinders Kaleidoscope Die Cut in Black and white (for a drop shadow). Stamped Sentiments are Unity Stamp Company Say It Big. Next up is S is for … Read more
The current prompt at Jingle Bells is My Sweet Embossable You … to create a card with embossed texture or head embossing (or both if you're into extra credit). I went with the texture of an embossing folderusing the Spellbinders Forevergreen Embossing Folder on Green/Kraft Core'dinations cardstock. I sanded the embossed texture and then … Read more
This morning, a friend invited me over for a crafty play date (yay for in person crafting and catching-up with friends) and let me use her new Spellbinders Be Bold Die Cuts (affiliate links – no charge to you). I had been admiring cards made with the dies, so it was fun to give them … Read more
Day 6 of the 12 Tags of Christmas is inspired by It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (I love singing the songs while I make my tags). I also loved the wonderful contrast of navy and white on Emily's Tags. I die cut a Navy Essentials by Ellen Shipping Tag. Next I die cut … Read more
I love this week's Freshly Made Sketch because I love the effect of clustering several small elements together into a cohesive focal point. I took my color & design inspiration from the lovely modern quilt at the Inspired By Challenge (those are my colors). I started by embossing a piece of watercolor paper that had … Read more
We're Shaping Up for the New Year at Jingle Belles … which means we're making shaped cards (anything but a square or rectangle will do). I decided to go with a holiday ornament shape (if you click over to the Jingle Belles post, you'll see that great minds thought alike this week). First I die … Read more
We're still creating with wrapping paper this week at Jingle Belles … and after realizing my sore lack of holiday wrapping paper with last week's card, I hit the after-Christmas sales and restocked. I tend to gravitate to papers that aren't obviously holiday (no Santas or Christmas Trees for me). I chose this gorgeous paper … Read more
I decided for this week's SHAPE-UP Card for Jingle Belles, I wanted to make a To Go Coffee Cup. I sketched my cup on Authentique Nostalgia Paper (I adore those reindeer in scarves with that texty background) and then sketched the lid on the reverse of the same paper. I used a Sharpie to outline … Read more
I love being able to make cards that feature specific things that my recipients like. The Spellbinder's Howling Wolf is die cut from a scrap of bronze metallic paper, so he has a little shimmer in the moonlight. Using this week's Freshly Made Sketch, I was able to find homes for three paper scraps … Read more
For some reason when I saw this week's CAS(E) this Sketch, I thought of a Moon. And what better to go with the moon than a Howling Wolf. And my favorite Happy Birthday sentiment from Stampotique stamped in Lawn Fawn Storm Cloud ink … love that typewriter font.